As senators push for more funding, White House official says talks with Israeli officials aim for ‘largest single pledge’ of military assistance

25 acres scorched as rescue services battle flames at Biriya Forest in Upper Galilee; visitors evacuated, no reports of injuries

Musicians who trained abroad are coming back and introducing new life, tunes at festivals, bars across the country

Masked policemen use tear gas, birdshot to disperse demonstrators outraged by Cairo’s planned transfer of Red Sea territories to Saudis

Residents of Nablus allegedly planned terror attack in capital on Passover; arrests made in joint Shin Bet-police operation

Police arrest three for assaulting, seriously injuring Paris man, find hate speech against Jews on suspect’s phone

Alternative for Germany, which scored three state parliament victories in March, also seeks ban on ritual circumcision, headscarves

Court convicts defendants of ‘debauchery and incitement to debauchery,’ hands sentences ranging from three years to 12 years in prison